Outlander Season 8 has just disappointed fans with the announcement that this week will be a “skip week” for the show as the ninth episode won’t release as scheduled. The announcement was made by Starz that the penultimate episode is delayed to May 9. Here’s everything you need to know about the delay and how you can prepare for the upcoming episode.
Since March, episodes have been airing on a weekly basis, but May 2 will be a “skip week,” according to a statement by the streamer. The most frustrating question now is why, but the streamer has not answered that yet. Starz merely made the announcement and fans are still probing further about the delay.
We don’t yet know what specific reason is behind this delay. With only ten episodes in the final season, fans were expecting a seamless entry but will have to endure a Droughtlander this week.
The official synopsis of Outlander Season 8 episode 9 reads,
Political threats come to a head when an old friend of Claire and Jamie’s goes missing.
For fans looking to fill the gap, Starz has a suggestion: during the skip week, viewers can watch the prequel Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz, which follows the story of Claire and Jamie’s parents in a time-traveling adventure.
More details about Outlander Season 8
Outlander marked it’s return for its eighth and final season on March 6, with Starz confirming a 10-episode run that brings the long-running historical fantasy drama to a close. The final chapter adapts material from Diana Gabaldon’s novel Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, alongside elements from her still-to-be-released tenth and final book, setting up the end of Jamie and Claire Fraser’s love story.
As for the cast, we have Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan reprising their roles as Claire and Jamie Fraser, for one last time. Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin play Brianna and Roger Mackenzie, while John Bell returns as Ian Murray. Lauren Lyle, César Domboy, David Berry, Charles Vandervaart, and Izzy Meikle-Small are also joining the ensemble.
The season we get to focus on the Frasers’ lives in the American colonies during the Revolutionary War, which was a period of escalating violence and shifting loyalties that puts both family and community at constant risk. For now, all fans can do is wait for another week, to check in on the Frasers.
Outlander Season 8 is now streaming.
Edited by Nibir Konwar